Baylands Park, Sunnyvale

Located on the southernmost end of the San Francisco Bay, this public space and nature preserve offers access to trails around the Bay, views of the old salt marshes, and a glimpse of protected wetlands. Urban open spaces are always fascinating to me—there are major highways on two sides, and yet life flourishes here. It’s hard to describe exactly where to look, but Levi Stadium is just visible to the right of center, where the first leafless tree reaches up out of the horizon; look for a reddish pink color if you’re interested. The venue can hold up to 75,000 people, and it is pretty much just across the street from this peaceful open space. I wonder how it feels on game night. 
We were in the area on a quest for dim sum—we tried a new place (Sifu Wong Kitchen) which we enjoyed immensely. Oddly enough it features poolside seating, as it’s in a Ramada Inn, but the food is much better than the strange location implies. The parking lot hosts a giant fake palm tree, a good 30 feet tall—maybe more—it’s big. And very detailed, but not enough to disguise the fact that it’s a cell tower. Such careful attention to the sculpting made me wonder what the market is for fake trees. Is there a demand? Does the same factory make the fake pine trees that are also used for cell towers? Is it a competitive market? I maybe tend to go off on tangents, but really—where do these things come from? 
Anyway, we had a fine lunch, had a stroll in a place we hadn’t seen before, and have plenty of congee left over for dinner tonight. A good day.

Okay, I couldn’t let the cell tower thing go that easily. https://99percentinvisible.org/article/botanical-imperative-why-cellular-network-towers-get-disguised-as-trees/
More than you probably want to know, but fascinating. And those things exist so I can sit here and learn why….